diff --git a/net-im/py-apprise/Makefile b/net-im/py-apprise/Makefile
index bb52e28e9f21..b87e60c7d304 100644
--- a/net-im/py-apprise/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/py-apprise/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	apprise
-DISTVERSION=	1.8.0
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	1.8.1
 CATEGORIES=	net-im python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}Babel>0:devel/py-babel@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}click>0:devel/py-click@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cryptography>0:security/py-cryptography@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}gntp>0:net/py-gntp@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}markdown>0:textproc/py-markdown@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}paho-mqtt>0:net/py-paho-mqtt@${PY_FLAVOR} \
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}click>0:devel/py-click@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-mock>0:devel/py-pytest-mock@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		pytest python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent cryptography pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
diff --git a/net-im/py-apprise/distinfo b/net-im/py-apprise/distinfo
index 44797d28a537..c22a3ca7c1bb 100644
--- a/net-im/py-apprise/distinfo
+++ b/net-im/py-apprise/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1715916468
-SHA256 (apprise-1.8.0.tar.gz) = e8f58cebfea1a34f569cb4c68809a3175be80ec06f0a2ec473522b92023212c5
-SIZE (apprise-1.8.0.tar.gz) = 1651688
+TIMESTAMP = 1722308039
+SHA256 (apprise-1.8.1.tar.gz) = 08a20fe72672b7e90f7969d5b879d657c2e2db385a8a8c10f54cba565bf237f2
+SIZE (apprise-1.8.1.tar.gz) = 1696426